Garden Share Collective : May 2015

on May 3, 2015

Here we are with another round-up of keen gardeners sharing their vegetable patches to inspire more people to grow their own food. May is here and winter is on our door step, already. The past month has been hectic as well as a little sad as we have big changes ahead. We are moving to Northern NSW and I am going to have to leave my large veggie garden behind. I still have until June here so I am going to make the most of it while I can and harvest, harvest, harvest.

This past week we have another lot of rain pushing our tally up again for the month of April. However I was skeptical two weeks ago and had watered like mad. I want everything to grow fast now that we are leaving. I want to get as much out of the garden before the next people move in.

Mind you last week we planted out some potatoes and garlic apart of the workshop we were running. I now have an excuse to come back and check on the tenants along with raid the garden in six to seven months time.

The weather has been really pleasant of late and as the nights have gotten cooler I was expecting to see my cucuabits start to shrivel a little. Turns out I am going through a bumper harvest of button squash and about to start zucchini collecting.

Above: Where the spuds and garlic are. Below – Carrots going nicely

Beetroot

As always I have a little shadow who follows me around in the garden, her name is Isla and well she loves being outdoors and her new favourite thing to do is pick chillies. Still hasn’t figured out that she should not eat them though.

PLANTING: This month I will plant our a few asian greens and anything else I can think of that grows quick and fruits in less than 8 weeks – Any ideas?

TO DO: Shed some more tears about how great my soil is finally looking and that I will have to leave it for a while. Mulch my fruit trees, fertilize the fruit trees, harvest the turmeric, pull out the luffa vine, check for pumpkins and finish the herb garden near the livable shed for new renters – cause everyone should be growing herbs.

My tomatoes are finally coming along and fruit fly is gone so my 50+ plants are doing really well – Come on tomatoes I want plenty before I leave. I want to make sauce, passata, relish. grow, grow, grow.

19 Comments

Everything looks so gorgeous. I can’t wait until my beds are full and productive again. I hope your move goes well. I remember ours about five years ago. It is challenging moving to a new garden, but fun too. A new blank slate.

Oh Liz it must be so very hard to walk away from your amazing property. On the flip side it will be wonderful for you to be near family and not have to be away from Roy so often. I am sure that you will create a magical and very productive space in your new garden. Fingers crossed for you that you get to harvest plenty before you leave the farm and I’m with Clare – take what you can to start your new garden.

How sad. I hope you will planning a veg patch at your next place.
Lovely looking silverbeet. I must buy some seedlings to put in, as it’s one thing I forgot to grow for this winter. I have had perpetual spinach going for a few years now, which usually self seeded. This year I haven’t had any come up and the old plants are looking pretty sad.

I do feel for you as moving is not fun but enjoy your huge garden while you can and reap your rewards, bottle, pickle and dehydrate. It will be fun starting a new garden and yours, this month does look fabulous. You will make your next soil wonderful too. Don’t worry, be happy 🙂